Butterfly

One of the most beautiful creatures has to be the butterfly. Maybe it’s the fact that it starts as one of the ugliest, lumpiest, creatures on the planet and, through a miracle, becomes one of the most graceful dainties.

They've been branded:

They hang on our walls:

My sister, Alicia, just got back from Brazil, where they have these:

For the most part, here in Seattle, we have these:

(Antique brands of Kidney Beans)

However, there is one place where you can revel in their brilliant patterns and colors: The Seattle Science Center Tropical Butterfly House. I went last week with my nephews, Johnmarc & Jiovanni, and it was as miraculous as you imagine.

A butterfly lives in a reality we all, deep-down, ache to believe:

That although we are often unattractive, ignorable, and slow, we will one day, in an astounding transformation, become something vibrant, flying…